An electrician cuts a 19 -ft piece of wire into two pieces. One piece is 11 ft shorter than the other piece. How long was each piece?

one peice is 4 ft long and the other is 15

Step-by-step explanation:

put into an equation

x = the length of one of the pieces

x-11 is the other one

x + x - 11 = 19

add 11

x + x = 30

2x = 30

devide

x = 15

input that to find the other one

x - 11

15 - 11 = 4

done

4ft

Step-by-step explanation